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The document is a physics test from the Hand of Excellence Tuition Center, which includes various questions on basic concepts of physics, measurement units, and scientific notation. It consists of multiple tables for students to fill in basic and derived units, as well as questions about measuring instruments and definitions. Additionally, it covers topics such as density and the distinction between basic and derived quantities.

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Physics Test

The document is a physics test from the Hand of Excellence Tuition Center, which includes various questions on basic concepts of physics, measurement units, and scientific notation. It consists of multiple tables for students to fill in basic and derived units, as well as questions about measuring instruments and definitions. Additionally, it covers topics such as density and the distinction between basic and derived quantities.

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Hand of Excellence Tuition Center

Physics Test

FULL NAME: __________________________________________

1. What is Physics? …………………………………………………………………………...……


………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]

2. Matter can be measured in terms of time, length and mass. There are about seven basic units.
a) Complete the following tables 1 and 2.
Table 1
Basic Unit Symbol Quantity Measured
Mass i) Length
Kilogram ii) Mass
Seconds S iii)
Ampere iv) Current
Kelvin v) Temperature
candela Cd Luminous Intensity
Mole mol Amount of Substance

[5marks]

Table 2
Derived Unit Symbol Quantity Measured
i) m/s Velocity
Meter per second squared ii) Acceleration /Deceleration
meter squared Cm2 or m2 Area
Joule kgm2/s2 or j Energy

Meter per second iii) Speed


[3marks]
3. State three Instruments used for measuring;
a) Length ………………………………………………………………………......………[1]
b) Mass ………………………………………………………………………...………..…[1]
c) Time ………………………………………………………………………………...…..[1]

4. a) Write down the following numbers in scientific notation correct to three significant figures.
[4]
i) 0.02255 ii) 2000 iii) 2.022 iv) 5005

5. a) Write the name of the S.I. unit for each of the following quantities;
i. Volume …………………………………………………………………...………….….[1]
ii. Displacement ……………………….………………………………………………..…[1] iii.
Distance …………………………………………………………………………..……. [1]
6. a) Distinguish between basic and derived quantities.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………...……………[2]

b) Identify two basic units and derived units.

i. Basic units…………………………………. and …………………………………….…


[1] ii. Derived units ……………………………… and
……………………………………….[1]

c) Density is defined as mass per unit volume of a substance.


i) Write down the expression formula for density; [1]

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ii) The units for density is grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm 3). Write down the other units
for density.

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